CITY HALL by GARAGELAND
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Description
SHEFFIELD CITY HALL
The building was designed in 1920 by E. Vincent Harris but construction was delayed 8 years because of the economic climate in the early 1920s. Eventually construction started with the laying of the foundation stone in 1929 and the City Hall was officially opened on 22 September 1932. During World War II a bomb exploded in Barkers Pool, damaging the pillars of the building. The scars of the explosion can still be seen to this day. It is a neo-classical building with a giant portico. The Oval Hall is the largest hall in the building, seating 2,271 people and is commanded by an angel's chorus. This provides both natural light to the main hall and can also be used by a hidden choir whose voices are carried through the building and down onto the audience. The Grand Willis III Organ is the largest in Sheffield with over 4000 pipes and four manuals. The organ sits in a chamber situated behind the large decorative grilles facing the audience.
The Oval Hall is complemented by the more intimate 500-seater Memorial Hall and the Ballroom which can host anything from after show parties to club nights and afternoon tea-dances.
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Comments (11)
jayfar
A superb capture in what was probably difficult light. Everything has come out crystal clear. Lovely building.
Crabbycabby
Stunning lighting and detail. Great image.
Juliette.Gribnau
wonderful photo, light and pov !! superb
durleybeachbum
A terrific photo!!
qrud
Perfect, i love it, excellent to view.
qrud
Perfect, i love it, excellent to view.
T.Rex
Absolutely beautiful architecture. Great description. This asks for more photos to further explain what you've written about the building. I'd like to see the angel's chorus as related to the rest of the Oval Hall. Also the placement of the organ. Keep up the good work! :-)
fallen21
Splendid capture!
november22
well done, historical context is great, thanks for that. Nice subtle use of hdr.
angora
beautiful!!!
GiMi53
What a fantastic old building ! Thanks for sharing ! Congratulations for the selection of this image in LWitG #17 (Last Week in the Gallery #17) ! :~)